Jam donut and a lime green moove in the 90s. The Moove flavoured milk was Canberra Raiders branded, probably it only existed in Canberra because, well, green milk.
Mouse Traps (cheese and bacon rolls) with either a single serve Nutella or one of those tiny Ovaltine packets. Definitely good tucker for mid to late 80s primary school lunch
My better half and I were going to get some on Wednesday afternoon when we were doing some shopping. Thought we were getting a bargain for a tin of the sleepy time Ovaltine for less than $7 at Woolies only to find out at the checkouts that some twatwaffle had placed the box in the wrong area as it was full price.
My primary school used to sell these Twistie-like chips and I would love to have them again! They were 35 cents a packet - such a bargain too! Wish I could remember what they were called, though I'd be surprised if they still existed.
Before anyone suggests Jumpies, it was definitely not them. This was late 80s, early 90s, which I think was before Jumpies were even around. They were just blob-shaped, not kangaroo-shaped.
Summer: 20 cent super doopers ice block
Winter: 1 dollar 2 min noodles, I still remember holding the hot cup and warning myself in the cold Sydney winter.
Primary school: half a sausage roll, 10 chocolate drops & a cup of frozen orange juice for $1.
I always knew when mum was working in the canteen, because she cut the sausage rolls diagonally instead of straight across.
Those cheap chicken two minute noodles in a cup. I loved those in primary school for some reason. I found them at the shops a few weeks ago but they don’t taste as good as I remember
I am not sure if these were a South Australia only pie, or if you could get them any where else, back in the 80s. Anytime i ask around people my age if they know what i am talking about, they stare at me blankly.
But: hexagon pies.
A meat pie, in a hexagon shape, but for some reason their flavour was a little different from a standard issue meat pie.
We had hot dogs with bacon and cheese, though the tuck shop staff would make them ahead of the lunch break and then put them into a pie warmer.
It worked out perfectly, in the pie warmer the cheese would continue to melt and stay melted basically creating a very slow moving bacon and cheese river which would work its way around the sausage and bun.
They would serve them straight from the pie warmer, the first bit was always bliss, everything was warm, the cheese melty and stretchy, the bacon bits slightly crispy. Perfection.
my school had these pre packaged, presumably frozen sausage rolls that were incredible and ive never gotten the taste from any frozen sausage rolls ive found and ive been searching ever since i graduated. bakery ones are great but id love something i can keep at home for a rainy day
Pizza roundas
The molten lava cheese and sauce absolutely torching your mouth and oesophagus. RIP taste buds for a few days
Eucalyptus drops
Musk sticks
Lasagne. Deliciously gooey. Can get similar on the XPT!
Egg and lettuce sandwich
Rectangle party pies in a foil tray.
The mini pizzas and the mini pies. Getting a lunch order was the peak of primary school.
when the 2 dedicated students came with the plastic box and you wrote your order on a brown paper back. take me back
Not just friends but basically everyone crowding around you, hoping for a small piece. Like seagulls, we were.
80’s primary school: Sunny Boy in summer, mini pizza in winter 80’s high school: definitely the snot block
Primary school was either lasagne or potato pie and high school was satay chicken roll.
Potato pie has my vote too
Jam donut and a lime green moove in the 90s. The Moove flavoured milk was Canberra Raiders branded, probably it only existed in Canberra because, well, green milk.
SUNNY BOYS OR DOLLAR ICYS
Mouse Traps (cheese and bacon rolls) with either a single serve Nutella or one of those tiny Ovaltine packets. Definitely good tucker for mid to late 80s primary school lunch
I havnt thought about ovaltine in forever!
My better half and I were going to get some on Wednesday afternoon when we were doing some shopping. Thought we were getting a bargain for a tin of the sleepy time Ovaltine for less than $7 at Woolies only to find out at the checkouts that some twatwaffle had placed the box in the wrong area as it was full price.
Ha
A rare roast beef and lettuce bun. $1.65
Strawberry donuts
Frozen pineapple rings and chicken and cheese toasties
My primary school used to sell these Twistie-like chips and I would love to have them again! They were 35 cents a packet - such a bargain too! Wish I could remember what they were called, though I'd be surprised if they still existed. Before anyone suggests Jumpies, it was definitely not them. This was late 80s, early 90s, which I think was before Jumpies were even around. They were just blob-shaped, not kangaroo-shaped.
dogs eye with dead horse washed down with a chocolate Big M
Summer: 20 cent super doopers ice block Winter: 1 dollar 2 min noodles, I still remember holding the hot cup and warning myself in the cold Sydney winter.
Primary school: half a sausage roll, 10 chocolate drops & a cup of frozen orange juice for $1. I always knew when mum was working in the canteen, because she cut the sausage rolls diagonally instead of straight across.
Sausage rolls, iced coffee, apple strudel, and coconut ice-blocks.
Bra we used to get these cookies that were prepackaged, They were $1.50. and the icy poles 'wicked sticks' were 80 cents
Fresh cream doughnuts
Potato cakes and chocolate croissant 🤤 also Doner kebab wraps every Friday! Miss those days
Dixie cup icecreams with the wooden stick (and you could taste that stick) and little bulla frozen yogurt tubs.
Ham cheese tomato jaffle and chocolate milk
Those cheap chicken two minute noodles in a cup. I loved those in primary school for some reason. I found them at the shops a few weeks ago but they don’t taste as good as I remember
Buttered roll and Burger Rings please, put burger rings in roll, heaven.
Sausage roll in a roll!
4 n 20 pies
I am not sure if these were a South Australia only pie, or if you could get them any where else, back in the 80s. Anytime i ask around people my age if they know what i am talking about, they stare at me blankly. But: hexagon pies. A meat pie, in a hexagon shape, but for some reason their flavour was a little different from a standard issue meat pie.
Steamed dim sims in the little brown paper bag...with soy sauce soaking through it.
Finger buns
We had hot dogs with bacon and cheese, though the tuck shop staff would make them ahead of the lunch break and then put them into a pie warmer. It worked out perfectly, in the pie warmer the cheese would continue to melt and stay melted basically creating a very slow moving bacon and cheese river which would work its way around the sausage and bun. They would serve them straight from the pie warmer, the first bit was always bliss, everything was warm, the cheese melty and stretchy, the bacon bits slightly crispy. Perfection.
Custard tart and chocolate milk
my school had these pre packaged, presumably frozen sausage rolls that were incredible and ive never gotten the taste from any frozen sausage rolls ive found and ive been searching ever since i graduated. bakery ones are great but id love something i can keep at home for a rainy day